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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 832 | 611 | 528 | 452 | 424 | 385 | 322 | 280 | 266 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 177 | 177 | 481 | 17 | 363 | 451 | 520 | 715 | 1158 | 1453 | 1376 | 1119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:25AM 1.50 | 9:54PM 1.62 | 10:17AM 1.50 | 10:44PM 1.62 | 11:06AM 1.51 | 11:31PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:31PM 0.50 | 4:08AM 0.52 | 4:19PM 0.49 | 4:55AM 0.50 | 5:05PM 0.46 | 5:40AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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